P&O - Dubai deal prompts senior Washington Democrats to look at Iran Contra connections.

Subscribers interested in the welfare of Al Martin might want to know that Kroll Security made a concerted effort last week to locate Al Martin and to send somebody to talk to him, using the excuse of the lawsuit by Julian Robertson against Al Martin Raw.

So last Saturday, we were visited by Wayne Barnes, 29-year retired FBI agent, who formerly worked in a variety of counterintelligence capacities, including CI-2, the specialty Soviet counterintelligence bureau in Washington during the 1980s.

Mr. Barnes knew all the names; he knew Karpov and Shvets and he appeared to be a man well-versed in Iran Contra lore, having known all of the agency directors in Miami in the 1980s.

Mr. Barnes however was interviewing me on behalf of this Julian Robertson lawsuit, ostensibly to identify me, or that’s what he claimed, and to make sure I really did exist -- despite the fact that recent depositions have been taken by Robertson’s counsel.